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Personal info

Full name
SMEDBURG, William E
Date of birth
11 October 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsyvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33177144
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Petites Tailles, south of Baraque Fraiture, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 10

Immediate family

Members
John A. Smedburg (father)
Louise (Kessler) Smedburg (mother)
Edwin Smedburg (brother)
Ethel Smedburg (sister)
Walter Smedburg (brother)
Minerva H. Smedburg (sister)
Eugene Smedburg (brother)
Laura Smedburg (sister)
Louise M. Smedburg (sister)
Helen Smedburg (sister)
Ann (Maywhort) Smedburg (wife)

More information

Sgt William E. Smedburg was a driver for the Exxlinger's Floral Shop.

He enlisted on 24 March 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, After Action Report 333rd IR

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Facebook